This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Psychology > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 10 Personality Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Big Five personality traits are studied under which domain? A) Dispositional. B) Biological. C) Adjustment. D) Social. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dispositional. 2. How many personality "factors" are suggested to encompass several more specific traits? A) A large number. B) A small number. C) Only one. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small number. 3. Selye came up with General Adaptation Syndrome to describe the body's stress response, and its 3 phases are: A) Alarm, relapse, emergent. B) Alarm, resistance, exhaustation. C) Alarm, restraint, effect. D) Alarm, relapse, emergency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alarm, resistance, exhaustation. 4. What can the assessment and measurement of personality traits help psychologists with? A) Predicting the weather. B) Assessing physical health. C) None of the above. D) Predicting behavior, assessing mental health, and informing psychological interventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Predicting behavior, assessing mental health, and informing psychological interventions. 5. Who developed a psychoanalytic personality theory which involved the id, ego and superego? A) Erik Erikson. B) Sigmund Freud. C) Carl Jung. D) Alfred Adler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sigmund Freud. 6. People are less likely to help in groups due to ..... of responsibility. A) Reduction. B) Amplification. C) Diffusion. D) Concentration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diffusion. 7. Acting in a childlike way to get attention A) Projection. B) Regression. C) Repression. D) Displacement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regression. 8. The P.T. Barnum Effect refers to people accepting vague personality descriptions as uniquely accurate. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. What is the primary goal of personality assessments in psychology? A) To diagnose mental disorders. B) To predict future behavior and outcomes. C) To measure intelligence. D) To assess physical health. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To predict future behavior and outcomes. 10. Which of the following combines the greatest number of approaches to combating prejudice? A) Classrooms that are experiencing the "jigsaw" method of instruction. B) Activities that engage students with superordinate goals. C) Equal-status contact activities. D) Activities that require students to engage with mutual interdependence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Classrooms that are experiencing the "jigsaw" method of instruction. 11. Who was teh person that focused on humanistic psychology? A) John B. Watson. B) Sigmund Freud. C) Carl Rogers. D) B.F. Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carl Rogers. 12. What is the primary focus of trait psychology? A) Behavioral changes. B) Emotional responses. C) Cognitive processes. D) Stable characteristics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stable characteristics. 13. What does the passage suggest about the role of genetics in personality development? A) Genetics play no role in personality development. B) Genetics contribute to personality development but are not the only factor. C) Genetics are less important than environmental factors in personality development. D) Genetics are the sole factor in personality development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetics contribute to personality development but are not the only factor. 14. What is the 'Big Five' personality traits acronym given in the video? A) TREE. B) OCEAN. C) FISH. D) CANOE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OCEAN. 15. In the ..... , behavior is governed not just by the influence of external stimuli and response patterns, but also by cognitive processes such as anticipating, judging, and memory as well as learning through the imitation of models. A) Neo-Freudian View (Carl Jung). B) Social Cognitive View. C) Freudian View. D) Psychoanalytic View. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social Cognitive View. 16. Mr. Johnson has been unusually aggressive and short-tempered with his colleagues at work. He is upset because he was not selected for the company's football team. This scenario is an example of which psychological defense mechanism? A) D sublimation. B) C denial. C) B displacement. D) A projection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B displacement. 17. Your personality stops developing at this age A) Never. B) 21. C) 35. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never. 18. Both the Rorschach Inkblot Test and the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) primarily rely on which method? A) Standardized multiple-choice responses. B) Free association. C) Timed problem-solving tasks. D) Physiological measurements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free association. 19. There is a direct link between peronality types and sports performance. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Contingencies of reinforcement A) Behavior theory. B) Humanistic theory. C) Social Cognitive theory. D) Psychoanalytic theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behavior theory. 21. What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination? A) Prejudice is based on cultural norms, while discrimination is based on personal beliefs. B) Prejudice is a behavior, while discrimination is an attitude. C) Prejudice is intentional, while discrimination is unintentional. D) Prejudice is an attitude, while discrimination is a behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prejudice is an attitude, while discrimination is a behavior. 22. A statistical technique that identifies clusters of personality traits A) Projective tests. B) Factor analysis. C) TAT test. D) Rationalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Factor analysis. 23. Alfred Adler's theory emphasized: A) Striving for superiority to overcome feelings of inferiority. B) Psychosexual development. C) Unconditional positive regard. D) Operant conditioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Striving for superiority to overcome feelings of inferiority. 24. Eysenck believed personality had two distinct dimensions:extraversion and ..... A) Thoughtful. B) Cheerful. C) Neuroticism. D) Intraversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neuroticism. 25. What is spontaneous recovery? A) Relearning a conditioned response. B) Narrowing the conditions to reduce the conditioned response. C) What someone expects to happen. D) Reversing conditioning to eliminate the conditioned response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relearning a conditioned response. 26. Which Neo-Freudian introduced the concept of the inferiority complex? A) Sigmund Freud. B) Alfred Adler. C) Abraham Maslow. D) Carl Jung. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alfred Adler. 27. Channel unacceptable impulses into positive c onstructive motivations. A) Desplacement. B) Sublimation. C) Reaction formation. D) Denial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sublimation. 28. The part of our personality, according to Freud, that works on the reality principle and mediates our drives is called our: A) Id. B) Ego. C) Superego. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ego. 29. Who proposed the PEN model of personality? A) Hans Eysenck. B) Gordon Allport. C) Sigmund Freud. D) Carl Rogers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hans Eysenck. 30. What is the definition of Neuroticism? A) Emotionally stable. B) Ability to be in command of ones behaviour. C) Reckless and takes no notice of the rules. present to some extent in all individuals. D) Emotional instability with a tendency to be restless and anxious, they are unable to withstand stressful situations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotional instability with a tendency to be restless and anxious, they are unable to withstand stressful situations. 31. The part of the unconscious mind that contains our needs, drives, instincts, and repressed urges. A) Super Ego. B) Ego. C) Preconscious. D) Id. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Id. 32. Early learning psychologists ignored: A) Memory. B) Rewards. C) Emotions. D) Cognitive processes in initial studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cognitive processes in initial studies. 33. Due to repeated past failed attempts, Anastasia believes that no matter how hard she tries, she'll never be able to lose weight. Because of this attitude, Anastasia engages in an unhealthy diet which results in a continuing worsening physical condition. What psychological concept best explains this? A) Learned helplessness. B) Conscientiousness. C) Self-transcendence. D) Optimism. E) Internal locus of control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Learned helplessness. 34. A mother has a child that she did not really want. She was unwelcoming when the child was born. As time went on, she felt guilty, so she overindulged the child with toys. Which defense mechanism best describes this behavior? A) Projection. B) Displacement. C) Regression. D) Reaction formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reaction formation. 35. A stereotype is defined as which of the following? A) An adjustment of one's behavior in response to peer pressure. B) A belief that one's own culture is superior to all others. C) A generalization about a social group. D) A negative action taken against someone who is a member of a social group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A generalization about a social group. 36. The psychological term for an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting is A) Personality. B) Intelligence. C) Emotion. D) Behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personality. 37. Which behavior would better be predicted by explicit rather than implicit motivation? A) Getting a job because your mom wants you to. B) Choosing to become a teacher becasuse it makes you happy. C) Going to a party because you're in the mood. D) Hanging out with friends because you miss socializing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Getting a job because your mom wants you to. 38. ..... is when one's attitudes don't match his/her feelings. A) Conformity. B) Obedience to Authority. C) Cognitive Dissonance. D) Social Influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cognitive Dissonance. 39. In collectivist cultures, personality is less predictive of behavior and individuals tend to have ..... self-esteem. A) Lower. B) Inflated. C) Higher. D) Unstable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower. 40. How is dopamine triggered? A) Long term acts of pleasure. B) Short term acts of pleasure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short term acts of pleasure. 41. Carl Jung thought that all humans shared a reservoir of memories called the: A) Self-actualized area. B) Collective unconscious. C) Superego. D) Psychodynamic mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collective unconscious. 42. Which theory emphasizes learning through observation and the role of beliefs, expectations, and goals? A) Social-Cognitive Theory (Bandura). B) Classical Conditioning (Pavlov). C) Operant Conditioning (Skinner). D) Information Processing Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social-Cognitive Theory (Bandura). 43. Contingencies of Reinforcement:the occurrence of ..... or punishments following particular behaviors. A) Pressure. B) Rewards. C) Childhood. D) Yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rewards. 44. Which of the following is the correct order of psychosexual stages propoosed by Freud? A) Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital. B) Anal, oral, phallic, latency, genital. C) Oral, anal, genital, latency, phallic. D) Anal, oral, genital, latency, phallic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital. 45. Perspective that focuses on the unconscious and childhood influences. A) Humanistic. B) Behaviorist. C) Cognitive. D) Psychoanalytic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Psychoanalytic. 46. The One of the Four(4) Type of Personality Theories A) Friedman and Rosenman's Type Theory of Personality. B) Sheldon's Type Theory of Personality. C) Jung's Type Theory of Personality. D) Humanistic Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humanistic Approach. 47. The five-factory theory of personality (The Big Five) does NOT include which of the following characteristics? A) Extraversion. B) Conscientiousness. C) Intelligence. D) Neuroticism/stability. E) Agreeableness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intelligence. 48. Karen Horney is associated with the A) Psychodynamic Theory. B) Social-Cognitive Theory. C) Psychoanalytical Theory. D) Trait Theory. E) Humanistic Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychodynamic Theory. 49. In McDermott's study, participants were asked to role play as leaders of a country that had just discovered what? A) Oil reserves. B) Invading armies. C) Diamond mines. D) Abundant cash crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diamond mines. 50. Second phase of general adaptation syndrome. A) Resolution. B) Alarm reaction. C) Plateau. D) Resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resistance. 51. Putting someone down and making them feel awful, when you really feel bad about yourself is an example of which defense mechanism? A) Projection. B) Rationalization. C) Undoing. D) Compensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Projection. 52. The Five Factor (Big Five) personality test is considered a(n) A) Projective test. B) Interview. C) Personality inventory. D) Case study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personality inventory. 53. Which theory of personality emphasizes the role of unconscious mental processes and early childhood experiences? A) Psychodynamic theory. B) Social-cognitive theory. C) Humanistic theory. D) Trait-situation theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychodynamic theory. 54. Which personality trait is characterized by attributes such as trust, kindness, and altruism? A) Agreeableness. B) Extraversion. C) Openness. D) Conscientiousness. E) Neuroticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agreeableness. 55. Frank is convinced that because he cheats on his wife, most men do also. Frank's tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share his beliefs is know as the A) Spotlight effect. B) False consensus effect. C) Self-serving bias. D) Self-efficacy. E) Terror-management theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False consensus effect. 56. The humanistic term for realizing one's unique potential. A) Self-Acceptance. B) Self-Understanding. C) Self-Actualization. D) Self-Discovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-Actualization. 57. Carl Rogers defines this as "one's experience or image of oneself, developed through interaction with others" A) Rogerian Therapy. B) Self-Actualization. C) The Self. D) Incongruence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Self. 58. What does neuroticism reflect? A) Degree of openness to experience. B) Degree of kindness and empathy. C) Tendency to experience negative emotions. D) Degree of organization and responsibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tendency to experience negative emotions. 59. Which approach to studying personality focuses on individuals and their life histories? A) Nomothetic. B) Idiographic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiographic. 60. He theorized that personality traits and human behaviors are based on four separate temperaments associated with four fluids ( "humors" ) of the body. A) Abraham Maslow. B) William James Sheldon. C) Hippocrates. D) Carl Jung. 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